Separation of Tellurium and Polonium from Liquid Media

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Tellurium
Tellurium forms a limited number of compounds, most of which are
halide complexes. The predominant ionic form of tellurium is telluric
(VI) acid (H6O6Te) which is an anion. As an anion, it is best removed
from solutions with a strong base anion exchanger like DOWEX™ 21K XLT
Resin or DOWEX MARATHON™ MSA Resin.

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Polonium
Polonium occurs in uranium and thorium minerals as a product of
radioactive decay. It is quite rare and not of general commercial
interest as an ion.

Tellurium

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Polonium

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Tellurium forms a limited number of compounds. Polonium occurs in uranium and thorium minerals as a product of radioactive decay.